Is it some kind of parasite or disease or something else?
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Daniel
Goby with parasite?
Started by danielstassen, Mar 31 2012 11:57 PM
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Posted 31 March 2012 - 11:57 PM
Hi Guys,
Is it some kind of parasite or disease or something else?
Cheers
Daniel
Is it some kind of parasite or disease or something else?
Cheers
Daniel
Daniel Stassen
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Posted 01 April 2012 - 07:51 AM
Poor little guy.... definitely parasitic in nature. Those are eggs in the lower bulge. Not something I've seen before but I'll pass the photo along to someone who should know what it is.
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Posted 01 April 2012 - 01:49 PM
Tanks Leslie. Many Gobies here in Alor seem to be afflicted by this parasite. I see them every single dive, but have never seen that anywhere else in Indonesia...
Cheers
Daniel
Cheers
Daniel
Daniel Stassen
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My equipment: Canon 7D, Nauticam ND7, Nauticam 180 degree viewfinder, lenses (canon) 100 mm, 60 mm, 10-22 mm. Twin Inon Z240 strobes, 3 x Sea&Sea YS110 alpha.
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Posted 03 April 2012 - 02:45 PM
Hi Leslie,
Still no news?
I am intrigued that no one seems to have seen this before.... It seems so common in Alor.
Still no news?
I am intrigued that no one seems to have seen this before.... It seems so common in Alor.
Daniel Stassen
Marine Biologist, Pearl Farmer, and photographer at heart...
My Blog: www.dstassen.com
My equipment: Canon 7D, Nauticam ND7, Nauticam 180 degree viewfinder, lenses (canon) 100 mm, 60 mm, 10-22 mm. Twin Inon Z240 strobes, 3 x Sea&Sea YS110 alpha.
Marine Biologist, Pearl Farmer, and photographer at heart...
My Blog: www.dstassen.com
My equipment: Canon 7D, Nauticam ND7, Nauticam 180 degree viewfinder, lenses (canon) 100 mm, 60 mm, 10-22 mm. Twin Inon Z240 strobes, 3 x Sea&Sea YS110 alpha.
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Posted 03 April 2012 - 09:47 PM
Two votes for copepod parasites but no better identification so far. Our fish curator, Dr. Christine Thacker, is a goby expert & didn't recognize it.
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Posted 04 April 2012 - 03:00 AM
Thanks Leslie. I will try to get more shots and post them here... Maybe from a different angle or parasitic stage we might be able to identify this...
Daniel
Daniel
Daniel Stassen
Marine Biologist, Pearl Farmer, and photographer at heart...
My Blog: www.dstassen.com
My equipment: Canon 7D, Nauticam ND7, Nauticam 180 degree viewfinder, lenses (canon) 100 mm, 60 mm, 10-22 mm. Twin Inon Z240 strobes, 3 x Sea&Sea YS110 alpha.
Marine Biologist, Pearl Farmer, and photographer at heart...
My Blog: www.dstassen.com
My equipment: Canon 7D, Nauticam ND7, Nauticam 180 degree viewfinder, lenses (canon) 100 mm, 60 mm, 10-22 mm. Twin Inon Z240 strobes, 3 x Sea&Sea YS110 alpha.
